FPL 2026/27 · BEST VALUE
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Best Value FPL Players 2026/27
Ranked by Onside's model on projected points per £m. Build your spine from these, then spend the savings on a premium captain.
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Best Value FPL Players 2026/27
The best value FPL players for 2026/27 — points-per-£m enablers across every position — are led by Jørgen Strand Larsen (CRY), João Pedro (CHE), Calafiori (ARS). Every pick below is ranked by the model's projected points for 2026/27, with price, position and the one-line case for each. The FPL 2026/27 season is under way.
— Onside (onsidearena.com), predictions graded in public.
Analysis by the Onside model · model graded in public, ~15% more accurate than FPLPublic track recordMethodology
#1 · VALUE
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Crystal Palace · FWD · £6.0m
5.6 PPG
#2 · VALUE
João Pedro
Chelsea · FWD · £7.7m
5.2 PPG
#3 · VALUE
Calafiori
Arsenal · DEF · £5.6m
5.0 PPG
The full board
1FWD£6.0m5.6
Jørgen Strand Larsen · Crystal Palace
New lead striker · ex-Wolves
2FWD£7.7m5.2
João Pedro · Chelsea
Form 5.5 · club top scorer route
3DEF£5.6m5.0
Calafiori · Arsenal
3.36 xG last season — a defender
4
FWD£5.9m5.0
Chris Wood · Nottingham Forest
20 PL goal pedigree 24/25
5FWD£6.0m4.9
Dominic Calvert-Lewin · Leeds United
23.8% owned · Leeds penalty taker #1
6MID£6.1m4.8
Anthony Elanga · Newcastle
17 pts · club top FPL scorer · 8.1% owned
7
DEF£4.5m4.8
Antonee Robinson · Fulham
Consensus budget attacking-FB
8DEF£4.5m4.6
Matty Cash · Aston Villa
167 of a possible 180 minutes in GW1-2
9
DEF£4.5m4.6
Andrew Robertson · Tottenham
Bosman from Liverpool
10
DEF£5.1m4.6
Lewis Hall · Newcastle
Corners (post-Gordon)
11
DEF£5.5m4.6
Nathan Collins · Brentford
Captain · set-piece target
12
DEF£6.0m4.6
James Tarkowski · Everton
150+ pts at sub-£5m · DefCon king
13
DEF£5.5m4.6
Murillo · Nottingham Forest
18 bonus + 1.05 DC/start 25/26
14MID£5.5m4.5
Pascal Groß · Brighton
Brighton penalty taker #1 · 9.2% owned
15FWD£5.5m4.4
Thierno Barry · Everton
Started both games · 10 pts · first available Everton penalty taker
16FWD£5.5m4.3
Emersonn · Ipswich Town
Form 4.5 · leads Ipswich returns
17GK£5.0m4.2
Zion Suzuki · Aston Villa
Started GW2 · 90 mins
18
GK£5.0m4.2
Robin Roefs · Sunderland
Cheapest starting PL GK
19
MID£5.5m4.2
Alex Iwobi · Fulham
Corners + creative engine
20
MID£5.5m4.2
Jack Clarke · Ipswich Town
16 Championship goals · likely penalty taker
21
DEF£4.5m4.0
Trai Hume · Sunderland
Attacking RB · set-piece adder
22
GK£4.5m4.0
Bart Verbruggen · Brighton
Budget-GK alternative
23
GK£4.5m4.0
Bernd Leno · Fulham
Budget-GK alt
24
GK£5.0m4.0
Matz Sels · Nottingham Forest
Budget-GK bracket
25DEF£4.0m4.0
Milan van Ewijk · Coventry City
14.3% owned — the most-owned Coventry asset
26
FWD£5.5m4.0
Oli McBurnie · Hull City
18 goals · 7 assists · 95th-min play-off winner
27DEF£4.5m3.8
Tyrick Mitchell · Crystal Palace
180 of 180 minutes · 5.0% owned, now the most-owned Palace asset
28
MID£5.0m3.8
Matt Grimes · Coventry City
Corners #1 · penalties #3
29DEF£4.0m3.8
Ryan Giles · Hull City
Direct free kicks #1 · corners #1 · £4.0m
30MID£5.5m3.6
Adam Wharton · Crystal Palace
Form 3.0 · under 1% owned
31DEF£4.0m3.6
Leif Davis · Ipswich Town
Corners + direct free kicks · £4.0m
Season-long projected points-per-game from Onside's model, re-ranked whenever prices and projections move. Official FPL 2026/27 prices are live in-game, so every figure here is the price you would actually pay.
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